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MAINTAINING MEDICAL RECORDS
The Healthcare system has changed through technology, predominantly in terms of
electronic medical records. Miller, R. H., & Sim, I. (2004). Medical records are the most crucial
record kept in a medical office. The medical record contains the analysis of a patient's health
condition as it includes medical history, test results, and treatment information related to the
patient's disease. Medical records can be stored in paper or paperless records. Electronic Medical
Records are becoming popular over paper records. Electronic Medical Records are digital
collection and retrieval of a patient's health records.
Most hospitals have adopted the EMRs system, and this has helped provide accurate,
complete, and up-to-date information about patients, thereby enabling quick access to patient's
records for more efficient care. Also, EMRs has reduced medical errors and provided accurate
record aiding in more efficient diagnosing of patients.
EMRs enable accurate coding and billing. Medical centers require proper documentation
of patient's records. Coding describes the health problems of the patients, which steers the
patient’s bill. Any inaccuracies can lead to problems with health insurance companies and
Medicare leading to fines. EMRs technology enables proper documentation and contains the
patient's databases.
EMRs track patient healthcare costs and utilization. These include a number of tests, a
patient's visit, a number of tests, and all services. Data taken is used for budgeting, allocation of
resources, and calculating costs. This EMRs protects patient's confidentiality as it prevents
unauthorized access to patients' medical records.

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Challenges of utilizing medical records
EMRs are costly hence hindering its utilization as hospitals have to purchase the software
and employ experienced IT staff. Also, the lack of interoperability is a challenge as systems
cannot be able to communicate with each other in various institutions for patient’s records.
EMRs play a role in physician's burnout due to tiresome user interface as more amount of time is
needed for data entry. This lowers job satisfaction and reduced patient care. Also, there are slow
systems, either due to poor networks or software.
Medical Assistants and billing and coding professionals should learn both paper and
paperless methods as there is slow adoption to Electronic Medical Records, Clayton, P. D.
(1996).. EMRs are prone to change and are revolutionized every now and then, making it
difficult to learn one system. EMRs, in general, are advantageous over paper records, and these
make many health institutions adopt an electronic way of medical recording.
Medical Assistant role in the medical insurance process
Healthcare coverage is a sort of protection that takes care of the expense of your well-
being, related agent costs like medical cost or surgical costs, Mathis. B. (2011, February).
While working as a Medical Assistant or Billing and Coding professional, knowing
medical insurance would benefit me in that I will be proficient in billing out claims both for the
medical facility I work for and for the patient. I would benefit from knowing various types of
medical insurances as I will be involved in billing. I would know different advantages given by
insurance agencies alluded to as "additional items." I would undoubtedly look for good
medicinal care for patients as well as advising for the importance of purchasing medical
coverage to secure themselves, Cutle, R. J. (2000). Patients will free themselves from budgetary
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worry due to costs associated with different insurance companies. Knowing the payers will
prevent unnecessary billing problems assuring medical centers of payment. I would know what
the insurance company covers for each patient. I would organize for restorative treatment in
other hospitals under the insurance cover stated in case medication fails in the hospital I work
for. This knowledge will benefit the patient as I will advise on terms of different health insurance
companies before purchasing an approach.
References
Miller, R. H., & Sim, I. (2004). Physicians’ use of electronic medical records: barriers and
solutions. Health affairs, 23(2), 116-126.
Barrows Jr, R. C., & Clayton, P. D. (1996). Privacy, confidentiality, and electronic medical
records. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 3(2), 139-148.
Cutler, D. M., & Zeckhauser, R. J. (2000). The anatomy of health insurance. In Handbook of
health economics (Vol. 1, pp. 563-643). Elsevier.
Ames, E., Ciotti, V., & Mathis, B. (2011, February). Meaningful abuse the rush toward EHR
implementation. hfm healthcare management association.

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MAINTAINING MEDICAL RECORDS

The Healthcare system has changed through technology, predominantly in terms of

collection and retrieval of a patient's health records.

record aiding in more efficient diagnosing of patients.

unauthorized access to patients' medical records.

Challenges of utilizing medical records

systems, either due to poor networks or software.

paperless methods as there is slow adoption to Electronic Medical Records, Clayton, P. D.

make many health institutions adopt an electronic way of medical recording.

Medical Assistant role in the medical insurance process

While working as a Medical Assistant or Billing and Coding professional, knowing

companies before purchasing an approach.

solutions. Health affairs, 23(2), 116-126.

records. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 3(2), 139-148.

health economics (Vol. 1, pp. 563-643). Elsevier.

implementation. hfm healthcare management association.

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